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School: Fairche, Cill Dairbhre (roll number 6834)

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Farahy, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán Mac Fheorais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0373, Page 236

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    with him. So Jack told Pat to put him into the bag. Jack asked no was there any need to carry his wife with him. So Jack took his wife with him. Jack told Pat to put him into the bag and put him into the lake. When Pat put him into the lake the water started bubbling. Jack's wife asked Pat what was Jack saying. Pat said "he is calling you to stop the cattle. So his wife ran into the lake to stop the cattle. So she and her husband got drowned.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Folktales index
    AT1535: The Rich and the Poor Peasant
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss Mary Mannix
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloustoge, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Jack Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballintlea South, Co. Cork